Conus flavus

Conus flavus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

Conus flavus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus flavus Rockel, D., 1985
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. flavus
Binomial name
Conus flavus Röckel, 1985
Synonyms[2]
Asprella flava (Röckel, 1985) Conus (Phasmoconus) flavus Röckel, 1985· accepted, alternate representation Graphiconus flavus (Röckel, 1985)

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 45 mm and 78 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, New Guinea; the Solomon Islands and Fiji.